Mississippi · Public charity
Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc
The foundation exists to cultivate and administer current and deferred gifts for the benefit of ms united methodist related institutions, agencies, local churches, and other ministries for charitable purposes and support and to educate these institutions in creating a culture of generosity and sound financial practices.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 40
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 45%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $681k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $58,059
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 31
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $169M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 45% of the organizations Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $329k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 40 | $681k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 31 | $927k | 45% |
| FY2022 | 19 | $205k | 58% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $299k | 58% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $150k | 36% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $140k | 82% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $48k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $77k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amory First Umc | $408,325 | 3 | n/a |
| Southern Pines Animal Shelter | $156,944 | 1 | 5% |
| Millsaps College | $104,245 | 7 | 0% |
| United Methodist Ministry With Children and Families Inc | $100,816 | 3 | 2% |
| Palmer Home for Children | $96,006 | 6 | 0% |
| Natchez Children's Services | $96,001 | 6 | 4% |
| French Camp Academy | $96,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | $86,725 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Creek Methodist Cemetary Assn | $80,307 | 3 | 27% |
| Braxton Umc | $75,830 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amory First Umc | $408,325 | 3 | n/a |
| Southern Pines Animal Shelter | $156,944 | 1 | 5% |
| Millsaps College | $104,245 | 7 | 0% |
| United Methodist Ministry With Children and Families Inc | $100,816 | 3 | 2% |
| Palmer Home for Children | $96,006 | 6 | 0% |
| Natchez Children's Services | $96,001 | 6 | 4% |
| French Camp Academy | $96,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | $86,725 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Creek Methodist Cemetary Assn | $80,307 | 3 | 27% |
| Braxton Umc | $75,830 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $60,175 | 3 | n/a |
| Parkway Hills Umc Madison | $58,059 | 1 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church | $48,144 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi | $43,100 | 2 | n/a |
| The Home Place of Madison | $41,105 | 6 | 1% |
| Main Street Umc Hattiesburg | $37,513 | 1 | n/a |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | $34,149 | 3 | 0% |
| St Lukes United Methodist Church | $26,089 | 3 | n/a |
| Mississippi Methodist Senior Services Inc | $24,157 | 3 | 0% |
| Mississippi State University | $19,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Old Ladies Home Association | $19,310 | 3 | 10% |
| Wesley Foundation at Mississippi State University Inc | $19,016 | 1 | 5% |
| St Matthew's Umc Madison | $17,745 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi College | $15,831 | 2 | 0% |
| William Carey University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Duke University | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Thereses Catholic Church | $12,669 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Stephens United Methodist Camp | $11,374 | 1 | 1% |
| Madison-Ridgeland Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Advent Presbyterian Church of Houston | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Methodist Church | $8,323 | 1 | n/a |
| Edwards Street Fellowship Center Inc | $8,190 | 1 | 0% |
| The First United Methodist Church | $7,410 | 1 | n/a |
| Gammon Theological Seminary | $6,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Alcorn State University Foundation Inc | $6,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Hinton Rural Life Center Inc | $6,121 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $5,461 | 1 | 0% |
| United Theological Seminary | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Memphis Theological Seminary of The | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($623k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Ergon Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Pinebelt Foundation · Warren A Hood Jr Family Foundation · Wesley a Caldwell Foundation Inc · Rosewood Foundation · Woodward Hines Education Foundation · Howard & Mary Eliza McMillan Foundation · Phil Hardin Foundation · Mississippi Humanities Council Inc
How this is measured
Compare Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc with peer funders
About Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc
- How much does Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc give?
- Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc reported 40 itemized grants totaling $680,502, out of $1,478,729 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (46%), Education (19%), Human Services (17%).
- Who are Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Amory First Umc ($408k), Southern Pines Animal Shelter ($157k), Millsaps College ($104k).
- Does Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ergon Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis.
- Where is Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc based?
- Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc is based in MS.
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